Loading-machine.



F, 3.111711111011161 G. MANIERRB.

v LOADINGMAGHINE, A1 1 LI11Af1j1oN FILED 11H10, 1909.

Patented 11111.21, 1911.A

E. TICKNOR .AND GEORGE MANIERRE, F MILWAUKEE,'WISCONSIN.

LoApINMAcHiNn.

' Specification of Letters `Patent ratenteanpr. 4, 1911.

yApplication filed Iilay 10, 1909. Serial No. 495,062.

To all whom mayconcem: A

Be it known that we, F RANK E. TicKNon and G'nonen MANIinnin,c1tiZens of the United States, residing at Milwaukee, 1n the county Vof Milwaukee and State of lYisconsin, have invented certain new and useful Improve- -ments in Loading-Machines, of whiclrthe following is a specification. This invention relates to improvements i loading apparatus,particularly adapted for loading` box cars and the like, and one of the primaryo-bjects lof the invention is to prov ide an improved device of this character inx Which the material is delivered to the conveyer in the direction in which the conveyer vismoving and when the conveyer is in any position.

At further' objectis to provide anv improved device of this character which will be simple;y durable and compact `in construction and-"which will be entirely under 'the control outer end of the conveyer.

of and readily adjdstable by a single opera-l tor and which is at the same time capable of ready withdrawal vfrom and insertion into `the car. i i

A further-objectis to 'provide an improved 'construction of this character in which the feed hopper may be readily and automatically adjusted to permitthe car to be filled at the center and at the same time' will maintain the hopper in an accessible and proper position.

To the attainment of these ends and the accomplishment of other new and useful objects, as will appear, the invention con? sists in the features of novelty in the constrl ction, combination and arrangement of thejseveral 'parts hereinafter more fully de:- scrilbed and claimed and shown in the accompanying drawings, illustrating an em-` bodiment of the invention, and in which- Figure 1 is a side elevation of an improved device of this character constructed in "accordance with the principles of the invention. Fig` 2 is a lefthand end elevation of Fig. 1, showing a portion of 'the car into which theconveyer is inserted. Fig. 3 is an enlarged detail sectional view taken' on i Figfal is an enlarged detail sectional view of the bearing;` for the Fig. 5 is a dial grammatic view of a car showing the rela- 'carn Fig. 6 is an` enlarged detail sectional vi'w on line 6+-6 of Fig. 3.

ftefering more particularlyto the draw ings and in the present exemplification of the, invention, -the numeral 10' designates a suitable support for the apparatus and this support is provided with a base or platform 11, which may be of any suitable construction. rlihe support 10 is provided with alined bearings 12 which project beyond one side thereof, through which bearings projects an, upright axlev or pin.I 13. One extremity ,14 of the axle projects below the bearing l12 and is screw-threaded as shown and theextremity of this threadd portion is provided with a head '15, by means of which the axle may be rotated.` The bearing 12 vis preferably screw-threaded to cooperate with the threaded extension 14 and a collar 16 is provided on the axle above the bearingflQ' so that when the axle is adjusted loi'igitudinally' in its bearings, the collar 1G will be movedaway from or to` ward the bearing according to the direct-ion of adjustment. l An arm or bracket 17 is provided with spaced bearings 1S through which the axle 13 passes and the bracket is adapted 'to swing about the axle 13 as a pivot. Then the axle adjusted, the bracket 17'will also be adjusted with respect to the support 10 to raise or lower the apparatus which is supported from the arm or bracket 17.

Pivotally supported at the free end of the arm or bracketl is a. second arm or bracket 19, the free extremity of which is provided with an upright bearing 20, in which a lugv E21 on a yoke 22 is loosely journaled.

Supported by the yoke 22 and ola horizontal pivot 29 is a member 24, preferably njthe form of a cas-ting, which extends acrossthe yoke and is provided with spaced bearings 25 adjacent-'the .lower edge thereof. The member 24 is prmided uwith spaced arms 2G which preferably extend above the top of theyoke for a purpose tobe set forth.

`these bars or members extend through the bearings 25 and are secured against longitudmal moyement with respect thereto.

tive position of the apparatus within the youd each side of the yoke QQVand the outer The extremity ofthe rods .or members project bey and if desired, a casting or member 30 may'- be disposed between the members 24', 29,"to

ends of the members are connected by a cast-A tremities. The casting 429"copera tes With' the member 24 to form abase or support for the conveyor to be hereinafter described,

' support the conveyer intermediateits length.

This member 30 is provided 4.With bearings 3l through which the bars or members 27 lpass and the member is'secured against movement With respect to the bars Ordnernbers 27 4in any desired or suitable manner.

Secured adjacent the. outer extremities each of the barsA or members 27 is a supportl 32 in Which is arranged bearing 343 ofthe of the bars or members 27 and preferably' h on the other side of the yoke 22 from that on' which the pulley B5 is supported is an other pulley 38, over which the endless conveyer belt passes and journaled to the member or casting 30, Which'is arranged preferablyintermediate the length of the bars or members 27, is' an idle pulleyl 39, over which the upper run of the endless conveyer passes and this 'pulley serves as a means for supporting such run intermediate its'length.

A platform or support 40 is provided with tubular portions 41, adjacent each sidethereof and are adaptedto receive the inner eX- tremities of the bars or members 27 soas to hold the platform or support 40 in position adjacent said en d so that aportion of the platform Will project between. the bars or members. and suitable fastening bolts or devices 42 are provided for securing the platform against movementwith respect to the bars` or/inembers 27.

j A suit-able motor 43 .is supported by the platform 40j'and is adapted to drive or iin# part yeioition,to the-pulley 38 for driving the endlessvconveyerf', in any suitable manner, preferablyiilby meansgof a chain or belt 44 which passesover a` suitablesprocket 45 on the motor shaft and a sprocketV 46 on the pulleyshaft. The platform 40 also serves as a means for supporting the controller resistance coils, designatedA generally by the reference numeral 4 7 and the lead Wires 48 are. connected to these 4coils i-n lany convenientsmanner. The controller switch 49 i's arranged in a convenient position for the operator and the platform or support 40 is providedV vvith handles .50 which are .also .conveniently placed 'for the ',operator, so that and motor, may be readilyadjnstedabout upright pivots 1,"21i and 13. i

" The outer enu of the conveyer maybe ad- ,justed in 4'a vertical plane 4in any'desired or "convenientmanner 'but `thereis preferably providedV an'operati'ng or adjusting wheel or handle 51 Whichis connected'to a shaft'52, and the shaft is supported in suitablebear- `of theshaft 52] projects beyond the platform :54,2v`vhich is alsocscrew-threadedto coper ate with the threads 'onthe extremity 53 of theshaft 'and the, collar is pivotally mountlor' extension Vpnojecting'from.tliejole 22.

-or free end4 of the conveyer, the Wheel or to feed the extremity 53 thereof into or' out of theeollra'r 54. A

ber 24 and1 also by the castings or members 29, 30, vabove' the upper 'run-of the conveyer 437,and -eXtending'substantially the entire vlength ofthe bars or members- 27 are space angle irons 57, shown more clearly. in Fig. .3. Secured vto these angle irons and Qdepend direct .the material toward the longitudinal center' Lof. the conveyer 4a-nd'to prevent itv from' falling over the edges-of the rollers 60, which latter rest upon and are` movable on the angle irons 57, so .that thel over the endless conve'yer.' Pulleysorrollf.

naled to the truck or frame and are arranged onupright axes to engage the inner edges ers (il are provided with projecting periphof the angle irons 4to prevent the truck or frame from being accidentallydisplaeed. y Y Supported by the truclior frame adjacent lfrom the.tubulananember G4 adjacentjits extension/m journaled so that thetiilar member 64 may-berrocked about'the plvot the horizontal pivot '23, and also-aboutthe,A

.j ing therefrom are skirt boards or deflectors hwliich are inclined inwardly -toWar-df ,each other and extend over the` edges' of the upper run of theendless conveyer to" j ,conveyerf ,A- truck or frame 59, lsprovlded WitlrE other end is an ',eXtensionQi (see Fig. .51).` which coperates'avith"abearing 66 4on the truck or frame) and in Which\bearingthef thelentirje-conveyer4 and the mechanism sup-'j l ported thereby, together Withthe platform y ings ori-'the platform 40. -v The free 'endrnv u and is screwfthreaded. Thsfscrewthreade'd 4extremityV passes through a suitable collar '85 l ed asV at 55 upon a suitable support 56,w hich i latter 4is,preferab'ly in the-form .ofr'a-n ear Then it is desired to raise orjlovve'rthe outer y 30v handle 5l is manipulated .torotate the'shat Supported by the extensions 2670i? the inem-` l truck or frame will hegsupported directly ers 61` are also providedfwhi/ch are jouri 0f the` angle ironsyand these pulleys or rolleral flanges 62 which extend under the edges 4 the forward endV thereof is or circular hearing 63, which is adapted tdreceive one 4end of a tubular member 64 and projectingv formed by the -extension 65 and1 the bearing '66 .toaxially rotate the forward end of the* tubular member in the ring orbearing 63. j An arm or bracket 67 is secured Eto and 15 projects .above the tubularmem'be'r-64 adj aj l cent the forward end thei'eof and a secondV 1., armor bracket 684 is journaled or pivotally Y, connected to the bracket 67 as at 69. AE

1 tubular member 70is provided Withan enl i` larged' extremity 71, which latter'is secured to the vother extremity of the armor bracket i168 tobesupported` thereby, and the other x lextremity 7 2 lof the tubulanmember 70y telescopeswith'the extremity of the Atubular lmember 64 'adjacent its pivot 65 so 'that lwhen the arm or bracket 68 is moved about `its pivot 69 'theextremity 7 22 of the tubular v"member, 7 0 -Will be telescoped into or withdrawn from the vtubular member 64.v The bearing 63 in which the free end of the tubular member 64 is j ournaled is supported in close proximity to 'the upper run of the endless conveyerv 37 and is disposed, in the i same ldirection as the direction of `ovement 2 5 of the conveyer so that the materi l which is discharged through the tubular members 70, .64, in a manner to' be set forth, will be delivered onto the conveyer in the direction of movement of the conveyor. This bearing is preferably of a j sectional construction comprising coperating rings secured together by. fastening devices 7 3 and pro- .Y vided with cut` away portions 74 in; adjacent portions to form a groove, and secured to Ithe member 64 is a bearing rin 75 having a reduced periphery 76 which eters the. groove in the bearing 63. If desired, the member 64 may be provided with a shouldered portion 77 to assist in holding the ring 75 in position. i Secured within Athe enlarged extremity`71 ofthe tubular member 70 and for axial rotation is a bearing ring 78- and s cured to theextremity 79 of atubular mem er 80 is a bearing ring or member 81, which is of an` .external diameter less than thev internal i .diameter of the bearing ring 78. The bearing ring 81 is adapted to be inserted into the ring 78 and is pivotally connected thereto. by means of pivot members 82 so,that the tubular member 80 will be supported for 'pivotamovement with respect to thememer 70 vand is also adapted to be axially i rotated with respect thereto. This extrem` ity ofthe member 79 of the member 80 is Y Ycurved to coincide Vwith the tubular member '70, and increases Iin diameter toward its upper or free end,` Pivotally mounted for unlversal movement in the enlar r`ed extremity of the member 8 0 is a funne or hoppen 83- and'this funnel. or hopper is mounted for'universal movement with respect to the adacent extremity of the member' 80 in or In use, the supportlO stands adjacent the car 81aA and the conveyer is inserted through the door opening. After the conveyer has been adjusted to the proper height, it may be swung intobne end of the car, as shown in the diagram i Fig. 5 so that the truck or support 59 will tand adjacent the motor end of the 'conveyen One extremity of vcach or" the angle irons 57 may be lient ups wardly as shown in Figs. 1 andQ, as at 84, to form stops for thetruck or support. `Thematerial,is then fed into the hopper 83 and is conveyed to the endless conveyor 37 which may be traveling at any desired speed. and, from the conveye'r it is discharged or thrown into the end of thecar. .As the end of the car is filled, the conveyer may be swung .backwardly toward the other epd of the Canby means of the arms or brackets 17 and 19 and as the height of the pile of material increases the. convefyer may be raised by moving it about the pivots 23 by means vof the wheel 51. As the end of the car is filled, the conveyer rtrame and hoppenare moved backwardly until the tubular member 7 G: engages one of the upright edges of theldoor of the car to arrest the ,movement of;` the hopper with the conveyor ,frame` A further movement of the con-` veyer frame i'n the same direction will cause the conveyer Lt'rame to be drawn backwardly under the carriage or truck, which movement will be permitted owing to the fact that thel tubular member and hopper are supported upon the truck or carriage therebycausing the conveyor frame to move with respect to the carriage to draw the free end of the conveyer frame toward the carriage. 'When the car has been tilled to a point adjacentV the center, the conveyor may be readily removed lfrom the car through the door opening and at'terA being reversed may be again inserted so that the material will be. discharged at the other end. "When all of ,the car has been iilled with the exception of the center, the conveyerv may be removed readily through the medium of the handles 50 so that the 'cen er may be thon filled. By constructing the tubular members 64 and 70 on the same center line, which center line is Aan arc described about the pivot 69 as a center, the tubular members 70 and 64 will 'telescope with each other.

With this improved construction it will be apparent that the hopper and tubular members will alwaysbe in a proper position to receive material and also in such a position that the material will be directed by gravity to the conveyer. By discharging the mate-- rial onto the yconveyer in the direction in which lthe 'conveyer is moving, it will be apparent' that thefconveyer will` be relieved of all sudden jars causedv by the dropping erto always maintain the hopper in an yupright positie/1,1..

ofthe material thereonto and the danger of the material jumping oi` of the conveyer. i

' 60- With the conveyor for operating the latter,.

4said conveyer being movable into" and out of i It vgill-.also-befappitreritjithat the conveyor is A und errstood the dctailslof the foregoin fem` described -but Y menti is ma Vat all times under the control of a single o rater and the hopperwill alwaysbe in:

e proper itionno matter .what adj-ust-A distothe conveyor. I n order that the linvention might be fully ybk'niiment thereof have'beenthus speci vcally What -We claini asfnevvisw l 1.' A car loader 'comprising asupport,l -a

' conveyor pivoted adjacent one'extrenntyA to the support-formovement ona horizontal and an u-prightpivot, ajmotorsupported. ad.-` jacent oneextremity of the 'conveyer for counter-balancing the conveyer' on its horitor and conveyerg` a handle secured to the conveyer frame ior movin? the cmveyer.V and motor into and out of ,h

e ca'ran'dior adjusting' 'the' conveyor about its upright pivotat will, asupply' chute, means whereby thev angle o f inclination of the chutemay be varied,' one end of the chute'bei'ng arranged adjacent the conveyor Vand'disposed to- (ie-- liver the'material thereoncin the direetionof travel of the conveyerrmeans'for supporting the chute'from' the conveyer frame, landmeans permitting the receivin chiitetov always be maintained'm an upright'- position.

'2.3 A 'car'loader comprising a sup ort, a conveyer frame, a conveyor sup orte thereby, a motralso supported `bylt e frame 'for operating the conveyor, said conveyer frame mounted for movement into and out .of the cai-5 4a deliverychute, a. support for thel chute mounted" upon' the conveyor `frame,

. means-whereby 'the -anglefof inclination of the chute maybe varied with respect to, its' support, and means -Whereby the conveyerl .frame and chute' support may be relativel adjusted 'one' v vithrespect to the other. 3-. A car loader comprising a support, a

. conveyor frame, a conveyer supported there'` bya motor. also supported by the fra-meand" connected 'with :the conveyor for voperating the latterglsaid conveyor a support 'for the chute nrounted4 upon Vthe conveyorframe, means,v whereby the angle of inclination of'the chute may `beyarled Withy respect to its support, and means whereby .the conveyor frame and chuteisupfV port may be automatically"adjustedone with respect tothe other.

4. A car loader comprising 'a support, a

4conveyor frame supported thereby, a motor also supported by the frame and connected the' cal, aciiute for delivering material to the conveyor '1n the directionfof, travel of the,v conveyor, a support forone end of the ch'ute mounted upon thc'conveyer frame, the other end .of the rame being mov- 5 able into and out of the car; a delivery chute, 0

`justedlongggitudinally chute, said .chute belng laterally adjustableend-:o frthefchute being arranged `an right pluriel-means'. wherebyl the chuteiznayY n supportmay'be relatively adjusted one with respect to the other.,

be'adj estedjvvith: respect to its support, and means whereby the frame and thech'ute and 5. A car' loader comprisin 'asupporh a i conveyor supported thereby or :free mover nient"V about. an upright' and a .horizontal piv'olg. said' conveyor being mounted for movement- -in-to and out ofti1e'car,'a chute for delivering the material tothe conveyor in thedirection of travel-of the couveyeiga support onthe conveyerfframe and to 'which one end ofthe chute is -'secured, the other end of "the chute extending outside of the car, means whereby the chute maylbe ad 'jyuste'd- With-respect to its support, means Wi'reby the support and'ehute and vtheconveyer frame may be relatively adjusted one with respect to the other, and means yrll'eren by the 'receiving' endV ofthe chute may be maintainedin an'upright position.

` 6..'A car loadercomprismg a support, af.. -conveyer Supported thereby for Amove'ment about ariupright and a horizontal 'fuiven'.

the, conveyergja support 'ontlie conveyer franieandj to Whichone end of the chute ia secured, the other end of the chute extending outside 4oi the car, Incensi-whereby the-chute maybe adjusted with' respect to its sinoport,-'Y 4means whereby `the support andcliute and the Leonveyer framemay be-` adjusted. one

with respect to the other, seid chute being laterally adjustable v'vith the frame and means. for .preventing` accidental displace'- ment Vof the cliute'lsupport with respect to theconveyerrrame.

'7; 'Arcar loader comprising said conveyor being movable into andout jthe car, a chute-forfdellvering' the material to the conveyor' inthe direction of travel oii s a Support, a' conveyor supported thereby for uriversa-l movement, said'conveyer beingmovable into and'out of the ear, a chute for delivering the material tofthe conveyer in the direction of vtravel of the 'oonveyer'7 a support on the. conf veyer' 'frameand to which one end of chute isV secured, the'otlier'end of the chute [extending outside of the cur, means Wheiebv "l" the chute maybe adjusted With'respet to it's j support, .means whereby 'the support and chute and the. conveyor frame-may be adwith relation to 4the with the conveyer frame, and 'a stop for limiting the movement of the. chute support With respect tothe conveyor frame in' one clirection.

conveyor frame su ported there y `and 48. A Acar loader 4'veomplrising;- a support; e125 adaptedto be moved m-to and out ofthe cars a conveyer, a 4support' 4mounted upon the frame, a tubular member secured to the support 'and having one enddisposed substantially parallel withtheconveyer and inthe direction of travel of the conveyer, a chute,

one end of the chute extending into the tubillar member, and means for supporting the chute for free telescoping .movement withy the tubular member.

9. A car loader comprising a support, a

conveyer frame supported thereby 'andl adapted to be moved into and out of the car, a conveyer, a support mounted upon the frame, a tubular member secured to the support and having one end disposed substann tially parallel with the conveyer andin the ',-mounted upon the'frame, a tu lilar member mounted upon the supportior pivotal move` l ment on a long1tudinal aXis, a tubular chute, means for'supporting one end of thefchute for telescoping movement ivithI the `tubular member and for axial movement tviththe tubular member, means whereby the receiving end of the chute may be maintained m an upright position, and means permitting the saidsupport and associated elements and the conveyer frame to be adjusted one with respect tothe other. v

' 11. A 4car loadercomprising a support, aconveyer "frame supported thereby and adapt'eclto be moved into and out ofthe car, a conveyer mounted on the frame, a support mounted upon the frame, a tubular member mounted upon the support :tor pivotal movement on a longitudinalaxis and 'arranged to discharge the material ontothe conveyer inthe direction of travel, of the conveyer, a =tubular chute, means for supporting oneend-of the chute for telescoping movement 'with the tubular member` and for axial movement with the tubular member, means whereby the receiving Iendof the chute may be maintained in an upright position, and means permitting the said support and associated 1elements and the conveyer frame to beadju'sted vone' with respect to the other. j

' -12. A ear loader comprisinga conveyer,

- means supporting said conveyer for unrversa] movement, a hopper or chutehaving its'deli very ,end arranged 1n; operative relation' tothe conveyer, means supporting the chute for universal movement with the cone, I

veyer', and `means whereby the conveyer ,may1 be 'moved longitudinally independentlyr With respect to the hoppe nr chute.

, 13. A car loader comprising a counterbal- 'anced conveyer, means supporting said conveyer for universal movement, a hopper or chute having its delivery end arranged in operative relation `to the conveyer, means supporting the chute -for movement universal with the conveyer, andI means Where by the conveyer may be moved longitudinally independently with respect to the hopper or chute.`

14. In a car loader, the combination of a supportMa pair of arms connected for movement about an upright pivot, means connecting one arm to the support for movement about an upright pivot, a yoke supported by the other arm for movement about an .upright pivot, and a conveyer piv otally supported by the yoke for movementv on a horizontal pivot, whereby the conveyer may be projected through the car door and universally adjusted Wit-hin the car.

15. In a car loader, the combination of a support, a pair of arms connected for move- 'ment about an upright pivot, means connecting one arm of the support for movementabout an upright pivot, a yoke Supported by the other arm for movement about an upright pivot,'a conveyer pivotally supported by the yoke for movement on a horifv zontal pivot, whereby the conveyer may bodily adjusting the arms with respect to thel support.

, 16. In a car loader, the combination 6famovement about an uprightpivot, an up-.

right pivoted to the free end of the outermost arm for movement about an upright v pivot, and a conveyer pivotally supported intermediate its 'ends to thenpright Where- .by the conveyer may be bodily projectedl throught-he car door and adjusted Within the car.

17 In a car loader, the eombinatipn of a support, a pair of arms connectedtogether for -movement about an upright-pivot, means connecting enea-rm to the support for Inovement about an upright pivot'` an,upright' y be projected-through the door and univer- 1 sally adjusted Within the car, and means for pivoted to the free end of the outermostA A i arm for movement about an/ uprig t pivot, a conveyer frame pivotally supported intermediate its ends to the upright, and a motor for driving the conveyer supported by the frame -for cunterbalancing the latter, said frame and motorbeing adapted to-be pro- Within the car.

18. In a car loader, the combination of a support, a pair of arms 'connected together jected through the car` door and manipulated ,'conveyer Will be mounted foruniversal sssm , 1r-ight'connectedl with the free end of the 'nuliy independently with respect 'to the de- Y other arm for movementabout- 2m-V upright livery' chiite.

11i testimony whereof we'have Signed our names to this specification, in the presence 15 ffl" two subscribing Witnesses, on'` this 27th dey .of Apri] A ..,D. 1909.

.FRANK E. TICKNOR.

GEORGE MANIERRE.

pvot, a' conveyor, meas pivotal'iy .connecte ing the oonveyer to the upright orfmo've ment about a horizonte] pivot whereby the movei'nent, ,a delivery' chute hmingits end arranged ,in operative relation vt0 the -co'il- Witm-xssm JNo. HALL,

orally with the conveye1', andv ineens 'Where- `D. H. BLAINE. 

